Sorry but I don't like the total silence coming out of Bomberville, but that's just me; I like action and news  like all of you.  Yes we've extended a contract or two and we are distributing the year-end money before the 2018 salary cap  comes in.

But what are the deep thinkers in our organization planning to do?

 I hope they are not thinking status quo; that never seems to work out well. Unless we are dedicated to making sharp improvements here and there, I believe we atrophy from last year.  

After the 2017 NFL cuts were made did we bring in any linebackers for a sniff? I saw other prospects up here but maybe I missed something.

We have got to fix what's broken and I think somehow management must know more than we do ... we are good prognosticators with our comments on this site but I would like management to show us up. 

We are not hearing a lot of news out of the Calgary and Edmonton football clubs so maybe our Blue Bombers are an elite club now (as we join those two in their silence). 

But man I hate twiddling my thumbs as I wait to see what our local gurus are going to do. No news is bad news, say the bored ...  Well at least were not coming off seasons like Ottawa Hamilton and Montréal had.

So maybe I should be grateful for our club and its management.

 

15 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

We've loaded up with stars and then are going to trade Dressler back to the Riders for 2 first round draft picks.

Git 'er done! 

Almost a full squad of players on a team.

It definitely seems they’re serious about finding the right combination...

23 players! The same number of QBs we’ve auditioned over a couple of years before we plugged Nichols..?

 

Edited April 11, 20187 yr by Mr Dee

I'm excited about the competition but let's get serious...  opening day roster is basically set...

Adams-Bowman-Dressler-Demski-Coates 

Randle-Fenner-Loffler-Gaitor-Clarke/Alexander

There's maybe 1-2 DBs up for grabs and 1 backup import receiver position...

Wolitarsky and LaFrance competing for Coates spot...

 

How many times have guys got excited by all the tall receivers they signed in the offseason only to have them not pan out? Size doesn't make a receiver good, it's just something that helps. 

2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

How many times have guys got excited by all the tall receivers they signed in the offseason only to have them not pan out? Size doesn't make a receiver good, it's just something that helps. 

Agreed. Size makes a good receiver better, but it doesn't do much for someone who can't be at the right place at the right time or hang onto the ball.

9 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

How many times have guys got excited by all the tall receivers they signed in the offseason only to have them not pan out? Size doesn't make a receiver good, it's just something that helps. 

This is the time in the off-season where everyone is a scout and everyone can evaluate a player based on a 5 minute Youtube video and based upon their weight and height. 

Just now, JCon said:

This is the time in the off-season where everyone is a scout and everyone can evaluate a player based on a 5 minute Youtube video and based upon their weight, height and last name. 

Fixed...

4 hours ago, JCon said:

This is the time in the off-season where everyone is a scout and everyone can evaluate a player based on a 5 minute Youtube video and based upon their weight and height. 

Which was exactly the same criteria for success that was used to select Buzz and Boomer. 

6 hours ago, JCon said:

This is the time in the off-season where everyone is a scout and everyone can evaluate a player based on a 5 minute Youtube video and based upon their weight and height. 

Shhhh.  Quiet.  I'm busy memorizing some blogger's mock draft so I can be furious when Walters doesn't trade up to select the guy with the most reps on the bench press.

Viva la echo-chamber!

18 hours ago, Mr Dee said:

Almost a full squad of players on a team.

It definitely seems they’re serious about finding the right combination...

23 players! The same number of QBs we’ve auditioned over a couple of years before we plugged Nichols..?

 

also the same number of QBs montreal has had in camp the last two years, and the same number the riders carry on the IR every week. 

8 hours ago, tracker said:

Agreed. Size makes a good receiver better, but it doesn't do much for someone who can't be at the right place at the right time or hang onto the ball.

Makes it easier to be a good receiver for sure, more standing reach then pure height but yeah. Doesnt matter how big you are, how fast you are, how strong or how well you run routes if you cant catch the ball. 

8 hours ago, Brandon said:

Fixed...

Nailed it. our lack of a wr with a great last name and nick name has been the true down fall of the team. 

22 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Nailed it. our lack of a wr with a great last name and nick name has been the true down fall of the team. 

I'm no scout, but if we find a receiver whose nickname is "Handsy", we probably should do a background check.

I'm beginning to evaluate social media in my scouting reports too, They have to have a strong Twitter/Instagram (and a bunch of other social media interfaces that I know nothing about) presence with at least a 1000 followers before they can be considered a realistic prospect and not just training camp fodder. 

On 10/04/2018 at 1:30 PM, M.O.A.B. said:

suddenly we got 3-4 new tall intl receivers coming in that looks promising

Washington, Lane, Reed and Stevens.

Aww man, does this mean I have to give up my Chris Matthews fantasy??

3 hours ago, JCon said:

I'm beginning to evaluate social media in my scouting reports too, They have to have a strong Twitter/Instagram (and a bunch of other social media interfaces that I know nothing about) presence with at least a 1000 followers before they can be considered a realistic prospect and not just training camp fodder. 

not a social media type. but what i look for is the music choice in their highlights. If its over used, a good selection etc vital information into their psyche.  gangster rap? ok. beyonce? not ok. What i really want to see is some vicious hard hitting Lber/db whose highlights are set to the proclaimers, smash mouth, or chumbawamba. thats the stuff of the HOF. 

Considering pretty much the only guys they can really evaluate in mini camp are receivers and DB's...don't get too horny for "12 new DBs and 11 new receivers."  At least half won't make training camp.

31 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Considering pretty much the only guys they can really evaluate in mini camp are receivers and DB's...don't get too horny for "12 new DBs and 11 new receivers."  At least half won't make training camp.

Exact same thing every year!

19 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Exact same thing every year!

You mean when some guys start getting excited about the season and researching our prospects and then we all gather together to shame them into submission...?

Let's just hope we don't trade a promising receiver for Hurl!  Then I start cheering for the Colts.

15 hours ago, wbbfan said:

not a social media type. but what i look for is the music choice in their highlights. If its over used, a good selection etc vital information into their psyche.  gangster rap? ok. beyonce? not ok. What i really want to see is some vicious hard hitting Lber/db whose highlights are set to the proclaimers, smash mouth, or chumbawamba. thats the stuff of the HOF. 

So Shrek is what you are looking for. 

9 minutes ago, Fan Boy said:

So Shrek is what you are looking for. 

Nik Lewis type - not much speed but the villagers can't ever seem to tackle him.

17 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Considering pretty much the only guys they can really evaluate in mini camp are receivers and DB's...don't get too horny for "12 new DBs and 11 new receivers."  At least half won't make training camp.

I'm always interested in getting Bomber news in the off season, but 'horny'?  It might take a little more than receivers and DB's....  Maybe a blue chip MLB. 

So far we don't seem to have signed a "holy-crap-can't-miss" player. In the past I have been guilty of really becoming emotionally invested in one or two newcomers and far more often than not, have had my hopes shattered. Oh well, maybe s darkhorse player will emerge in training camp (not so far away any more) and wow everybody.

22 hours ago, tracker said:

So far we don't seem to have signed a "holy-crap-can't-miss" player. 

The problem I have is that those guys seem to get cut year-after-year.  Too many times we get excited about a can't miss guy and then he gets cut the first round of cuts or has an injury or some other "family" issue and leaves the team.

Who was the last guy we signed who was a can't miss receiver? I'm just hoping one of those guys becomes a receiver worth rostering.